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October 18, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure that the 19th century law remains in the past. Current and former state lawmakers, and reproductive rights advocates crowded into the 9th floor rotunda outside
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The N.C. High School Athletic Association girls lacrosse playoffs began Wednesday with some opening round games, but everyone’s in action this Friday and Saturday (except for a few double-byes in the 1A/2A/3A West). In this playoff preview we hand out bracket superlatives, give four favorites and one dark horse for each bracket half, and even
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Former Chambers High School state champion football coach Glenwood Ferebee is returning to Mecklenburg County to be the head coach at Butler High School in Matthews. Ferebee announced to his X account on Friday that his hiring is official. The coach is taking over for Brian Hales, who stepped down after 13 seasons leading the
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By BETH HARRIS, AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his remaining two rivals in the stretch. The bay colt and jockey Victor Espinoza surged to the lead with a furlong to go and thundered across the finish
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The N.C. High School Athletic Association boys lacrosse playoffs began Wednesday with some opening round games, but everyone’s in action this Friday and Saturday. In this playoff preview we hand out bracket superlatives, give four favorites and one dark horse for each bracket half, and even make championship predictions (that we’re sure nobody will have
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley’s comet, peaks this weekend. And with just a waning crescent moon in the sky, it should be visible. The Eta Aquarids occur every year in early May. This year’s peak activity happens early Sunday with an expected 10 to 30 meteors visible per hour
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Apple on Thursday disclosed its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the pandemic’s outset, deepening a slump that’s increasing the pressure on the trendsetting company to spruce up its products with more artificial intelligence. The 10% drop in year-over-year iPhone sales for the January-March period is latest sign of weakness in a product that
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing
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President Joe Biden speaks at the Detroit Auto Show in Michigan in 2022. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The Biden administration finalized guardrails for its electric vehicle tax credit on Friday that keep President Joe Biden’s EV adoption goals in sight but are likely to draw challenges from critics on both sides of the
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LONDON (AP) — A High Court judge ruled Friday that the U.K. government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets without evidence that it could be delivered. It was the second time in two years that the government’s main climate action plan was found to be unlawful and insufficient in meeting
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